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- Title
Availability of cigarettes as a risk factor for trial smoking in adolescents.
- Authors
Woodruff SI; Candelaria JI; Laniado-Laborín R; Sallis JF; Villaseñor A
- Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between cigarette availability measures with trial (ie, first) use of cigarettes. METHODS: At Time 1 and one year later (Time 2), 478 adolescents completed smoking surveys. Trial smoking at Time 2 was predicted from Time 1 availability variables (prospective prediction), as well as Time 2 availability variables (cross-sectional prediction). RESULTS: Offers from friends/classmates were a significant cross-sectional predictor. In prospective analyses, greater perceptions of ease of obtaining cigarettes from parents and greater frequency of offers from an adult were related to trial smoking. CONCLUSIONS: Adult influences, including parental factors, may predispose a young adolescent to smoke.
- Publication
American Journal of Health Behavior, 2003, Vol 27, Issue 1, p84
- ISSN
1087-3244
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.5993/ajhb.27.1.9